Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng

University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom, London

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University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

H600

Campuses

London

Bloomsbury

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines 25-Jan-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 39,800 / year

Apply Date 25-Jan-2023

Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng

About

Course overview

All our degree programmes have a common first and second year covering material fundamental to electronic and electrical engineering. You can make a choice between remaining on the BEng or switching to one of our MEng programmes during your second year (subject to your grades and any visa requirements if applicable). So applying initially for our BEng gives you considerable flexibility over your future plans.

Project work is undertaken every year including an individual final year project which can range from original research to design and development of new software or devices. In the first two years projects are team-based in the form of Engineering Challenges and week-long Scenarios where you apply your theoretical knowledge to solving real problems.

This degree is part of UCL's Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP), a teaching framework that engages students in specialist and interdisciplinary engineering activities designed to create well-rounded graduates with a strong grasp of the fundamentals of their discipline and a broad understanding of the complexity and context of engineering problems. Students register for a core discipline, but also engage in activities that span departments so the development of fundamental technical knowledge takes place alongside specialist and interdisciplinary research-based projects and professional skills. This creates degrees encouraging professional development, with an emphasis on design and challenging students to apply knowledge to complex problems.

What this course will give you

You will gain a solid technical understanding of the subject together with the requisite set of analytical, problem solving and collaborative skills necessary to build a successful career at the cutting edge of technological innovation and engineering. Your transferable skills would also be applicable to employment in other sectors such as finance or consultancy.

You will benefit from close interaction with many of our world-leading research activities through project work and our emphasis on research-led teaching. You will also have access to state-of-the-art software and instruments in our extensive teaching laboratories.

The degree is part of an integrated programme across UCL Engineering which provides opportunities to broaden your horizons through interactions and projects with students from other engineering disciplines.

Our BEng programme is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). Please see the additional information below about further requirements for achieving Chartered Engineer status.

Electronic and electrical engineers invent and create the technology that typifies today's high-tech society, from devices and systems that monitor our health and well-being, to global data networks, driverless cars and renewable energy. The BEng gives you a broad education in the engineering, mathematics, physics and computer science underpinning these technologies, whilst at the same time giving you the skills needed to put your theoretical understanding into practice.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A levels IB Diploma Other qualifications

Grades: A*AA
Subjects: A* in Mathematics required, plus either Physics or Further Mathematics preferred as the second subject. Where students have Further Mathematics but not Physics then it is preferable to have Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology, or Electronics as the third subject.
GCSEs: English Language and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Contextual offer information

Grades: AAB more about contextual offers
Subjects: Grade A in Mathematics required, plus either Physics or Further Mathematics preferred. Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology or Electronics preferred as third subject.
GCSEs: English Language and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Points: 39
Subjects: A total of 19 points in three higher level subjects including grade 7 in Mathematics and preferably Physics, with no higher level score below 5. The programme will accept either 'Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches' or 'Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation' at higher level. 'Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches' is preferred.

Contextual offer

Points: 36 more about contextual offers
Subjects: A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects including grade 6 in Mathematics and preferably Physics, with no higher level score below 5. The programme will accept either 'Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches' or 'Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation' at higher level. 'Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches' is preferred.

UK applicants qualifications

For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:

Equivalent qualification

Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

D2,D3,D3 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects, including Mathematics plus either Physics or Further Mathematics preferred.

A1AA at Advanced Highers (or AA at Advanced Higher and AAA at Higher). Mathematics required, plus Physics preferred at Advanced Higher

Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A levels at grades AAA, including Mathematics. Either Physics or Further Mathematics also preferred.

International applications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

English Program Requirements

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2

Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers can be found on our English language requirements page.

A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.

Career

The foundation of your career

Careers for graduates of this programme are available in diverse environments including the extensive electronics and IT sectors in the UK, Europe, North America or Asia. You might even start your own business in hardware or software design and production, or alternatively join a financial or trading institution on graduation.

If you instead wish to continue studying towards a more specialist, postgraduate Master's or PhD qualification, your BEng degree will also provide a firm foundation for this (subject to any grade requirements).

Employability

The breadth of employment opportunities our graduates enjoy around the world demonstrates the value of our degree programme with its strong emphasis on using teamwork to provide novel engineering solutions to real world problems. The thorough training we provide in areas such as advanced mathematics, problem-solving, engineering design and computer simulation is highly regarded by a wide range of employers across many different sectors.

Accreditation

Full satisfaction of IET requirements to register as a Chartered Engineer would require one year of further accredited study at MSc level. In order to meet the Engineering Council requirements for an accredited degree (which apply to all programmes professionally accredited by the Engineering Council, across all universities), students on this programme must pass all modules, with some possible specific exceptions for a limited number of optional modules. If a student fails a module (two attempts are permitted) they may be eligible to transfer to a related non-accredited degree.